Yggdrasil consistently distinguishes itself from other slot makers in one crucial way: where other design companies focus on quantity, releasing a wide variety of games with various levels of polish, Yggdrasil focus on quality alone. Super Heroes is just the latest example of the excellence that sets this company apart.
Theme
Super Heroes joins the contemporary, industry-wide trend of plot-driven games, fixating on a sextet of powerful figures who do battle with a series of monsters. Gaming symbols include four repulsive, intimidating villains in various shapes and colors, with four shapes in four colors acting as lower-value symbols. An energy beam serves as the wild symbol, with a bronze launchpad acting as scatter. There are six super heroes who may appear at random during base play, each with their own aesthetic, weapon, and color: these are Mirage, Raven, Hopper, Tesla, Knox, and Trance, the last of who appears only during bonus play. The reels appear without a border, set before a futuristic city skyline during sunset – what good are super heroes without something to save?
Betting Options and Functions
In typical fashion, Yggdrasil has built a well-structured game with straightforward betting style. This game is built around 20 fixed paylines, with a mandatory bet of one coin per payline. Coin value is adjustable from 0.01–5.00 for a broad overall betting range of 0.20–100.00 times the betting currency per spin. Autoplay can be engaged without limit, with optional hold options for single wins above ann adjustable amount, bonus round trigger, or swings of the bankroll of any amount of the player’s choosing. According to publicity materials, up to 35,000 coins can be won with one spin, which,at the maximum coin value, would translate to an astonishing 175,000.00 times the betting currency in one fell swoop. The overall theoretical return to player ration is middle-of-the-road 96.1%.
Features
The titular heroes can appear at random even in base play. Each of them has a unique special power, which translates to a unique bonus feature for players: Mirage transforms high-paying symbols into coin awards of up to 1000 coins each; Raven throws a rotating blade that turns entire reels wild; Hopper sets a meteor shower in motion, generating extra wild symbols for the reels; Tesla the muscle man bashes the earth, with an impact that upgrades the value of symbols on the reels (guaranteeing a win); Knox is a flamethrower, adding win multipliers to mix; and Trance, who appears only in free spin mode, adds extra free spins to players’ totals.
This is all well and good, but it’s in bonus play that this game gets to really flex its muscles. The appearance of three or more scatter symbols on the reels triggers the Super Hero Feature, with between four and seven spins awarded. During each spin, two super heroes will appear, one at each side of the reels. Which hero arrives is determined at random. With each subsequent appearance after the first, each individual hero or heroine’s power grows, with additional benefits going to players. At full power, Raven may turn four whole reels into wild symbols; Knox will increase the win multiplier up to fourfold; or Trance may prolong free spin mode by four additional free spins.
Our Take
Where so many of its competitors are content to release games that range in quality from excellent to mediocre to poor, Yggdrasil’s commitment to high standards is a breath of fresh air. Super Heroes affirms what savvy players already know: every new title from this designer is worthy of note. Bonus features abound, animation is gorgeous, and gameplay is smooth; players are sure to want to return to this title again and again.
Slot data and features
- 5Reels
- 20Pay lines
- $2,500.00Max cash jackpot
- 96.1Payout Percent
- YesWild Symbol
- YesMultiplier
- $0.2 - $100Betting Range
- 0.01 - 5.0Coin bet range
- 1Coins per line
- NoProgressive
- 500Max coins jackpot
- 20Max coins
- NoScatter Symbol
- YesFree spins available
- YesBonus Game
- NoBuy feature
- Fantasy , Space Game theme
- Mid-high Volatility